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etchings

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This display focuses on recently acquired etchings by Yorkshire-born artist Edgar Holloway (1914-2008), an important figure in the etching revival of the 1930s. Best known for his portraits and self-portraits, Holloway was influenced by Rembrandt’s use of light and dark and by contemporary etchers including Augustus John, Ernest Lumsden and Joseph Webb. The display includes a remarkable self-portrait from 1932 and portraits of key cultural figures including the poet and critic Herbert Read and poet T.S. Eliot (both from 1934). After a twenty year break from the medium, Holloway returned to printmaking in 1969, going on to produce portraits including the etching of sculptor Henry Moore (1978) shown in this display.